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REAR ADMIRAL, 
Born December 26th, 1837, 

Who commanded the U. S. Asiatic Squadron at the Battle of Manila, winning a brilliant 
victory and destroying an entire fleet of Spanish vessels 
May 1st, 1898. 




COLONEL L). S. CAVALRY. 
Born 1858. 
Who was Assistant Secretary of the Navy at the commencement of the war with 
Spain, from which office he resigned to go to the front as Lieut.-Colonel of 
" Roosevelt's Rough Riders," and led them in their gallant charge at 
San Juan, showing great bravery and proving himself a 
Hero. No one who saw him take that ride ex- 
pected he would finish it alive. 



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COLONEL U. S. A. 

Born July 13th, 1866. 

Who at the commencement of the war with Spain, raised and equipped a Battery 

of Artillery for the government, and proved himself a brave 

soldier. When in Cuba he was on the staff 

of Major-General Shafter. 




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LIEUT. U. S. N. 

Born in 1868. 

■Who made his way through the Spanish lines on a secret mission to General Gomez, and was 
the first man to plant the American flag on the mainland of Cuba, and afterwards 
traveled seventy miles and located the exact position of the 
Spanish P.eet at Santiago Bay. 




MAJOR-GENERAL U. S. A. 
Born Sept. ioth 1836. 
Who was a celebrated cavalry officer in the Confederate service and was one of 
the four Major-Generals appointed by the President from civil hie. Although 
sixty-two years of age, he has lost none of his vigor, and proved 
himself a most gallant officer, and a diplomat, as he was 
General Shafter's chiet adviser in the peace negoti- 
ations before Santiago. 




MAJOR-GENERAL U. S. A. 
Born Aug. 8th, 1839. 
Who is Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Army and is a soldier in all that the 
word means, rising from a clerkship in a Boston store to the command of tne 
Army. Is a brave fighter, of sterling qualities and soldierly endow- 
ments, and almost matchless record in the service; was in the 
command of the troops in Porto Rico and led them in 
their triumphal march across the Island. 



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ENSIGN, U. S. N. 

Born 1873. Died May nth, 1898. 

■Was first naval officer killed in the war, in command of the torpedo boat 

Winslow while cutting cable off Cardenas, in the face 

of terrific fire. 



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REAR ADMIRAL U. S. N. 
Born Feb. gth, 1840. 
■Who in 1864 <as a Lieut. 1 was detailed to the ironclad "Patopsco" and got his 
first taste of war against the Confederates. At the outbreak of the war 
with Spain, he was made Acting Rear Admiral by the Presi- 
dent, and was in command of the American fleet 
off Santiago de Cuba, which destroyed 
the entire Spanish Squadron. 








COMMODORE U. S. N. 

Born Oct. gth, 1839. 

Who is one of the dashing class of naval officers, was appointed Commodore in 

1891, and has since seen much active service, both in foreign and American 

waters. Was in temporary command of the American Fleet off 

Santiago dc Cuba duri ng the absence of R ear-Admiral Sampson 



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NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR. 

Born Aug. 17th, 1870, in Greensboro, Hale Co., Ala., 

Who, with a crew of seven men, sank the Merrimac across the channel at the 

entrance to the bay of Santiago de Cuba, on the morning 

of June 4, 1898. 



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MAJOR-GENERAL, U. S. A. 

Born November 19th, 1835. 

■Who, as U. S. Consul-General at Havana, protected American interests in a brave and 

efficient manner, and was one of the last Americans 

to leave the City. 









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LIEUT. -COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Born Dec. 17th, 1849. 

Who was in command of the converted yacht Gloucester, and distinguished himself by fearlessly 

dashing into a terrific fire both from the shore batteries and the fleet, and succeeded in 

cutting off the retreat of the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers Pluton and 

Furor, and finally caused their complete destruction. He was 

executive officer of the U. S. S. Maine when she was 

blown up in Havana Harbor. 






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MAJOR-GENERAL, U. S. A. 
Born Ou. 16th, 1845. 
"Who entered the army as a private at the outbreak of the civil war, and saw much hard service, and 
showed great bravery. On May 3rd, 1897, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-Genera), 
and placed in command of the Department of Columbia. President McKinley made 
him Major-General of the Volunteers on the 4th of May, 1898. He distin- 
guished himself in the successful campaign before Santiago de Cuba, 
by the efficient manner in which he conducted the landing and 
movement of troops, capitulation, and restoring order. 



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COMMODORE U. S. N. 

Born Aug. 26th, 1840. 

■Who commanded the U. S. Battle Ship " Texas " which played a very prominent 

part in the destruction of the Spanish Fleet off the harbor of Santiago de 

Cuba. He is an officer of excellent judgment and a hard fighter. 



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CAPTAIN U. S. N. 

Born Aug. 18th, 1846. 

Who commanded the U. S. S. Iowa at the time of the destruction of the Spanish 

Fleet off the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and was in the thickest of the 

fighting. He is a gallant officer and known as " Fighting Bob." 




CAPTAIN, U. S. N. 



Born January 16th, 1845. 



■Who was Capt. of the U. S. S. Maine, and on board when she was blown up in the harbor 

of Havana, on the night of February 15th, 1898, and proved himself a 

hero and diplomat. His dispatch to the President, "Suspend 

judgment," created everlasting admiration. 



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